Category: Photos
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Halifax Corporation – AEC Regent III – CCP 611 – 79
Photographer unknown – if you took this photo please go to the copyright page. Halifax Corporation Transport and Joint Omnibus Committee1951AEC Regent IIIPark Royal H30/26R This Regent III of Halifax corporation is parked outside The Shay football ground probable waiting to take fans back to the town centre, but as I can not see the…
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Sheffield Corporation – AEC Regent III – SWE 296 – 2196
Sheffield Corporation1954AEC Regent IIIWeymann H32/26R I must admit that I have come up with the above information on a bit of a wing and a prayer after searching Google and my regular informative web sites I think I am right. But if I am wrong I will not be upset if you correct me, please…
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West Riding – AEC Regent III – DHL 922 – 711
Copyright Unknown West Riding Automobile1951AEC Regent IIIRoe L50R Another bus from the large West Yorkshire independent this time an AEC Regent III. West Riding did not favour any particular make of vehicle they had various models from each of AEC, Leyland, Daimler and Guy. How much nicer this bus would have looked with a shiny…
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Hebble – AEC Regent III – CJX 69 – 268
Photographer unknown – if you took this photo please go to the copyright page. Hebble Motor Services1952AEC Regent IIIWillowbrook L55R This is one of the last batch of Regent IIIs Hebble took delivery of, to say it was new in 1952 it looks as if it was built well before that. I think it is…
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Felix Motors – AEC Regent III – LWY 942 – 33
Photographer unknown – if you took this photo please go to the copyright page. Felix Motors Ltd (Hatfield) 1953AEC Regent IIIRoe H31/25R Felix motors was started in 1921 the company was named after “Felix the Cat” a cartoon character of the time, for some time the cartoon image was used as an emblem on the side…
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Huddersfield Corporation – AEC Regent III – JVH 370 – 240
Huddersfield Corporation1955AEC Regent IIIEast Lancs L30/28R The AEC Regent III (Provincial Type) as opposed to (RT Type) was in production from 1947-56 I’m not sure how many were built but they were extremely popular if anybody knows let me know. Like the Regent II there was only one version of the first Regent IIIs that…
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Leigh Corporation – AEC Regent III – JTB 794 – 33
Photo by “unknown” if you took this photo please go to the copyright page. Leigh Corporation1948AEC Regent IIIRoberts L27/26R Another shot of a Leigh Corporation AEC Regent III there was one on stand last April the shot was in colour too you can see it here. This Regent is four years older and was built…
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Midland General – AEC Regent III – MRB 30 – 28
Midland General Omnibus Company1948AEC Regent IIIWeymann H30/26R From what I can make out there was the Midland General Group which included Midland General obviously, Mansfield & District and Notts & Derby. One thing I find strange is that they purchased Bristol manufactured buses I thought that after 1948 only nationalised bus operators could do that.…
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Sheffield Corporation – AEC Regent III – WWB 484 – 1284
Sheffield Corporation1956AEC Regent IIIWeymann Orion L27/28R Now I know what your thinking you think I have got this completely wrong, this is surely a Regent V you say. No it is definitely a Regent III there was a small number of late Regent IIIs that were built with the wide bonnet front more associated with…
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Leeds City Transport – AEC Regent III – LUA 441 – 441
Photographer unknown – if you took this photo please go to the copyright page. Leeds City Transport1948AEC Regent IIIRoe H31/25R This bus was one of quite a few Leeds City buses sold to or on loan to Halifax Corporation in 1964, they were never painted in the Halifax livery obviously not destined to stay long,…